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by Michael Kessler
Thu Aug 31, 2006 10:24 am
Forum: Port & Madeira Marketplace
Topic: New London auction season starts with a whimper..
Replies: 17
Views: 4316

An interesting case of buyer beware: At the Wine Club in San Francisco this weekend I saw some Fonseca 1977 of US $49/bottle. Clearly labeled as "buyer beware", and specifically stating that the wine was no longer optimal, but that the establishment still though there was value in it (at ...
by Michael Kessler
Sun Aug 20, 2006 3:49 pm
Forum: Port & Madeira Marketplace
Topic: Searching for 1947 Port (birth year)
Replies: 10
Views: 2867

Welcome to the FOR THE LOVE OF PORT Forum area. As we'd really like to keep this a friendly place, it would be most appreciated if you would click on the PROFILE button at the top of the page and enter your first and last name, like everyone else. Thanks so much! As for 1947, it was a solid year bu...
by Michael Kessler
Sun Aug 20, 2006 3:47 pm
Forum: Port & Madeira Marketplace
Topic: Searching for 1947 Port (birth year)
Replies: 10
Views: 2867

Should you be in the the UK at the time of your birthday, you could drop by - I have a bottle of the Warre '47, and well, any excuse... :D I also have a bottle of a Loire red table wine from '47, which was an excellent year, but quite probably over the hill now. The curiosity is that I can't find a...
by Michael Kessler
Sun Aug 20, 2006 12:30 pm
Forum: Port & Madeira Marketplace
Topic: Searching for 1947 Port (birth year)
Replies: 10
Views: 2867

Searching for 1947 Port (birth year)

I am searching for a 1947 port to drink on my 60th brithday...any recommendations and/or where I could buy one or two bottles?